<p>Recommendations? Will be following son & team to the above places over the course of the next two months. Nice hotels near the colleges (OSU, Arizona, U. Washington, and UCLA) would be most appreciated!</p>
<p>hey patient~</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about hotels in those areas, but I just wanted to wish your son and his team the BEST OF LUCK!!! :)</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
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<p>Thanks, they may need it ;).</p>
<p>For Seattle: Do you want to be within walking distance of campus? How nice is nice – which is to say, how expensive are you willing to consider?</p>
<p>The Westin in downtown Seattle is nice and has good rates through Hotwire–around $120. About 15 minutes from UW campus.</p>
<p>We stayed at the Silver Cloud Inn in Seattle, which is in the university district, I think. It was perfectly fine, not outstanding, but nice enough, and a good location.</p>
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<p>I second the recommendation for the Silver Cloud Inn. It’s on 25th Ave., NE which is very near UW. Our friends and family always stay there when they’re in Seattle (and not staying at our house). They have a nice breakfast, pool, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks, will check it out! being near campus would be great I think, as I have stayed in downtown Seattle so I’ve had that experience. I am going to try to stay at the Tucson Inn in Tucson as I have a friend who raves about it. “Nice” can be anything from Ramada Inn to luxury :D–clean, safe and quiet are the main issues for me!</p>
<p>Silver Cloud would be fine then. Also close to U Village Shopping Center where many UW kids hangout. It has numerous nice shops in an open-air format.</p>
<p>You might also want to consider the University Inn (<a href=“http://www.universityinnseattle.com/[/url]”>http://www.universityinnseattle.com/</a>) – I don’t have any personal knowledge of it, but the website looks nice! It’s located closer to the main part of campus, and you wouldn’t have the schlepp yourself up that hill to be in that main campus area. If, however, you’ll be spending most of your time in the athletic facilities, the Silver Cloud might work better, since the athletic complex is “down below”. What sport is your son playing?</p>
<p>At UCLA I recommend the W Hotel (formerly the Westwood Marquis). It’s practically on campus. It’s a gorgeous hotel. <a href=“http://www.whotels.com%5B/url%5D”>www.whotels.com</a></p>
<p>In Tucson we like the Universtity Park Marriott. It’s practically on the campus.</p>
<p>I was going to mention the Marriott in Tucson as well. Very nice hotel and perfect location. Not to mention the key factor from my husband’s point of view: the Starbucks is next door.</p>
<p>Despite living in the Seattle area, I have no idea where to stay near the U. I like the Sheraton downtown though, and the Alexis–both located conveniently downtown–and near Pike Place Market, which is fun to explore–and quite nice. A lot depends on what you’re planning to do when you’re not on campus!</p>
<p>Lucky you! I’m jealous.</p>
<p>Do you like B and Bs? Nice one in the bottom of Santa Monica Canyon, at the beach and not far from UCLA. I think it’s called Channel Road Inn.</p>
<p>A couple of decades ago we stayed at a B and B in Corvallis. I just looked and it might be the Harrison House. Could be under different ownership but the dining room looks familiar.</p>
<p>Just a warning for LA, stay away from a place called the Furama, they have really good prices, but overall it is one of the worst hotels I have ever been in.</p>
<p>Thank you all! I too like the Seattle Sheraton but for this I think I want to be closer to campus; so I will look into all of these suggestions–you just saved me several hours on the internet etc.!</p>
<p>Moominmama, it is baseball. Unfortunately with our weather getting in games is proving to be quite a challenge. We have just broken the all-time record for number of rainy days in March (old record was 23, we are at 24 either today or tomorrow, when it is also going to rain
…) I am therefore looking forward to Tucson the most!</p>
<p>In Corvallis, Holiday Inn Express. Few blocks to downtown, on west bank of Willamette River and balconys. Brand name and reputation.</p>
<p>Well, I hope it’ll be sunny (warm is too much to hope for) when your son’s team plays in Seattle:)</p>
<p>For Seattle, my S and I had a great stay at the Watertown Hotel when we visited UW. It is ‘hip-modern’, walking distance to campus. We had good weather, so used their bike rentals. I also used their tech-cart, so we had internet access and a computer in the room. <a href=“http://www.watertownseattle.com/[/url]”>http://www.watertownseattle.com/</a></p>
<p>I just wanted to post an update on this thread since other parents may need hotels in these areas as they do college searches. </p>
<p>I had to pass on a trip to Corvallis as I had a work conflict; however, just got back from Tucson, and a stay at the University Marriott and it was great! The area around the hotel is lovely with lots of nice little shops and cafes/restaurants as well as Starbucks and right on the edge of campus. Particularly nice on the balmy evenings. </p>
<p>BTW, the name of the hotel my friend likes (her S is a senior at U of A) is the Arizona Inn, and it is close to the university too. I actually stayed one night at the Four Points Sheraton, which is also on the edge of campus, because the Marriott was full on my arrival day. The room was fine, and quiet, but the hotel was pretty dilapidated, stained rugs and dark halls, so I think that the Marriott is far nicer of the two.</p>
<p>Next up in May is Seattle. The team stays at the Silver Cloud Inn, so H (we have to take turns on these trips as our Ds have weekend games/etc.) is going to stay at the University Inn; all 3 of the U of W-area suggestions looked great, hard to choose (I also usually take a look at TripAdvisor although it is hard to judge the accuracy of the comments, but they were positive for the most part). Thanks so much!</p>